Tires are a multibillion dollar industry, why would you think no one is putting money into R&D for it?

Tyres that didn't wear wouldn't need replacing... Thats why lightbulb companies famously stopped making bulbs last longer.

A good chunk of wear can be eliminated by ensuring tyres never skid by having per wheel torque control, which future 4-motor EV's will have 'for free'.

The Phoebus cartel only worked because it was a cartel… and it only worked until it didn’t. Again, why would you think no one is putting money into this rather than it’s simply a hard or unsolvable problem? What material would you suggest to be hard wearing yet pliable enough for good grip and comfort?

Imagine a world that wasn’t built on the profit margins of petroleum refinement. No tires, no plastics, no bitumen; defaulting to some other mode of transport, not a state-subsidised automobile cult.

Another mode of transport will still be state-subsidised. That is what states do since Antiquity. Already the Romans invested huge money into ports and their famous road network.

Criticizing cars is fine, but "state-subsidized" is just superfluous there. This is not somehow unique to cars.

Inherent in creating force between the tire and road surface is micro-slippage. What humans see as skidding/slipping is only the gross slippage. Every time you turn, slow, or accelerate, the tires deform internally and slip against the road surface (and wear).